Reigning Miss Cosmo 2024 Ketut Permata Juliastrid of Indonesia. Picture: Fb/Miss Cosmo
The Miss Cosmo pageant was stuffed with promise when it was launched, presenting itself as a viable various to those which have been dominating the business for many years. However did it reside as much as the expectations it set out for itself?
What greeted spectators on the coronation night time on the Saigon Riverside Park in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, Vietnam, on Oct. 5 was a large stage with sky-high LED panels, whereas these watching at house obtained a chicken’s eye view of the magnitude of all the setup, assembled by the picturesque Track Sai Gon, or Saigon River.
Because the pageant’s title suggests, the final design theme was outer house, with the primary LED panel on the heart of the stage made within the define of a rocketship. Nevertheless, the ground’s format gave the impression to be impressed by the levels seen on the Miss Supranational and Miss Grand Worldwide pageants.
The “inspiration” from different extra established worldwide pageants doesn’t cease there. Miss Cosmo additionally debuted its theme track “Into the Cosmo” just like the Miss Earth pageant has its “Lady of the Earth.” And the track was interpreted by American singer Shontelle, who has graced the Miss Earth levels in each Manila and Ho Chi Minh Metropolis for a number of editions already.
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The Vietnamese organizers invited Filipino actress and 2016 Miss Worldwide Kylie Verzosa to function one of many hosts, sharing chores with three Vietnamese presenters.
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Miss Cosmo additionally tapped widespread Miss Universe figures, former Pres. Paula Shugart and 2021 queen Harnaaz Sandhu, for the lean jury panel, which additionally included Vietnamese beauties H’Hen Nie and Kim Duyen, each Miss Universe alumnae.
The present was fast-paced, and completed in below three hours, with segments which can be the staple in most different world tilts – introduction, swimsuit, robe and interview – nothing actually totally different or groundbreaking for a pageant that promised to revolutionize the business.
However what plenty of the viewers appreciated, together with seasoned Filipino “pageantera” MJ Lastimosa, was the night robe parade of the eradicated delegates. Though much like the apply in different contests, the Miss Cosmo pageant gave the women considerably extra display time.
What could possibly be thought-about an innovation of kinds was the number of solely two delegates for the ultimate spherical of competitors, who the competition pitted in opposition to one another in a debate. Most different pageants have three or 5 women within the essential stage, aside from the Miss Earth pageant with 4 women within the closing second.
Some netizens, nonetheless, famous how comparable the Miss Cosmo pageant’s Closing 2 debate is to the “Beklaban” section of the “Miss Q&A” contest within the every day noontime selection present “It’s Showtime.”
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When the mud settled, Track Sai Gon illuminated with an expansive fountain exhibition
Although grand, the show was already executed within the 2023 version of the Miss Earth pageant, which was by the way held in the identical metropolis.
Indonesia collected its second worldwide pageant crown for the 12 months with Ketut Permata Juliastrid receiving the Miss Cosmo title. Thailand’s Karnruethai Tassabut settled for the primary runner-up spot.
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After getting her crown, Juliastrid delivered a victory speech, much like the apply noticed within the Miss World pageant, the longest-running worldwide magnificence contest.
Host delegate Bui Thi Xuan Hanh superior to the Prime 5, whereas the Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo completed within the Prime 10, and was additionally proclaimed as “Cosmo Individuals’s Selection” and “Cosmo Tourism Ambassador.”
Two extra Asian delegates made the reduce, Bangladeshi Farzana Yasmin Ananna who completed within the Prime 21, and “Cosmo Social Ambassador” winner Leakena In advancing to the Prime 10.
